was a waka poet in the early Heian period. He is a member of the , but there are no detailed histories or legends about him. There is a possibility that there never was such a person. Some believe him to have been Prince Yamashiro no Ōe. Poetry example The following waka is attributed to him, a classic : This poem is the 215th poem of the Kokin Wakashū, and was also incorporate into Fujiwara no Teika's famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, as number 5. References Further reading Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Japanese poets People of Heian-period Japan Hyakunin Isshu poets Deified Japanese people